Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS
ON THE MARCH
at the Hall masquerading as a Christian from another church.
She was welcomed, and Ken, an amiable five-footer, looked
after her. Within weeks we were splashed over the Sunday
Mirror.
The man with the manic eyes moved closer. Lips pursed in fury,
he prodded me with his finger and demanded, ‘Where have you
been?’ I froze and he raged on. I had slipped away from a marathon
all-day prayer session. Now I faced the wrath of Noel Stanton’s
henchmen. It was brother Ken, previously a kind, friendly,
father figure. ‘We had you watched. You sneaked out of the
meeting to go to the pub.’ His piercing stare unnerved me... 91
It was gripping stuff! But it bore only the faintest resemblance
to reality.
They wail and go into a trance-like state. Their chants reach a
crescendo as ‘Svengali’ Stanton murmurs Bible passages and
whips them up to a frenzy. He brings them down again, saying,
‘Beloved, can ya hear me?’... and quotes more of the Bible with
a slow drawl. 92
Noel was a ‘power crazed lunatic’! It was the usual stuff. C. T.
Studd once remarked that ‘a lost reputation is the best degree
for Christ’s service.’ We were well qualified!
In September we issued our first Jesus Army magazine. ALL
OUT WAR! was the front-page headline, and Noel had this to
say:
Britain is sinking into moral chaos! Only a moral and spiritual
revolution in the power of the living Lord Jesus Christ will change
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